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Confessions of an uncommitted Chiropractor
You came out of school with a dream of helping every person you could reach. Children, adults, difficult cases, seniors, and everyone in between. You promised yourself that nothing ever would get in the way of that dream. The rewards of that promise made are a life worth living and a world worth living in.…
Throw the insurance guidelines away!
There is a severely overlooked factor in patient care that most DCs just seem to be missing the boat on. It’s your recommendations! Strictly following insurance guidelines only cripples your ability as a clinician. It also adversely affects your income. Want proof? Imagine someone in your family is injured or suffering, will you follow your…
You’ve heard all of the excuses before; “I’ll get back to you”, “I have to go home and run this by my spouse”, “I can’t afford it”, “does insurance cover it?” They all seem so logical, so reasonable, so truthful, and yet…they are all cover-ups for just one thing. You are asking for commitment and…
Don’t panic when you get a NO!!
You’ve heard it a lot of times in the past. The patient comes in, gets examined, and then they decline care. What’s really going on? Was it something you said or was it something deeper? It’s deeper, much deeper! Making a decision can be so complex. There are a lot of different influences from personal…
Is the loneliness creeping up?
Remember all the fun you had while at Chiro College? There was so much fun and craziness with your classmates and love for Chiropractic. What else could have got you through all of the tests, studying for boards, and arrogant professors? The moment we stepped off that graduation platform, we traded in the fun and…
It’s time to stop playing Deal or No Deal in your office
Back in the day, there was a show called Let’s Make a Deal with Monty Hall. Fast forward a few decades and now there is an updated version called Deal or No Deal with Howie Mandel. The basic idea of the show is: do you keep what you have or do you gamble it away…
